PLANTING of a new native woodland continues apace in the Dysynni Valley this weekend.

Members of the public are invited to help with the work at Coed Ysgubor Wen, near Llanegryn, on Saturday.

The wood is being created by Coed Cadw (the Woodland Trust) which bought Coed Ysgubor Wen in 2007. The first trees were planted in February following lengthy consultations.

Saturday’s tree-planting event is free, and to ease parking problems, Coed Cadw is providing shuttle buses from Bryncrug car park or from Llanegryn village hall, starting at 11am and then every 30 minutes until 3pm.Š

Hannah Scrase, who manages the wood for Coed Cadw, said: “People like to mark important events in their lives in a way that lasts. Planting a native tree is a popular way of doing this.”